The Turning Point Academy

On February 20th, 2010 from 10-3 (with a BONUS Parent session 3-4!!) we will be sharing strategies and techniques proven to:
 
*Expand Reading Skills
*Elevate Testing skills
*Enhance Study Skills
*Enrich Writing Skills
*Encourage better SAT/ACT performance
*Emphasize the 20 Most important success strategies for college
 
DATE: SATURDAY, February 20, 2010
TIME: 10 am - 4 pm (the last hour is for the parents)
Place: River Oaks
4265 San Felipe
            Houston, TX 77027
 
$595 (regular $797 value) - about the cost of ONE college course at a four-year institution.
 
As a BONUS, each student will receive a College Success Starter Kit that includes:
 
Howard Berg (the World's Fastest Reader) Ultimate Read video ($197 value) that includes Howard's famous "Mega Speed Reading" - updated and on steroids!
            College 101 video ($97 value)
            Leadership 101 video ($97 value)
            PSAT/ACT/SAT 101 video ($97 value)
 
Plus .... LUNCH!
 
The whole package retails for $1285       
 
Call now and pay only $597!!
 
To register call 1-866-429-5951
 
I look forward to seeing you on the 20th and your child will thank you for the investment you are making in their future!
 
 
P.S.-Just to let you know the quality of educators we're dealing with here...
 
Dr. Kuni Beasley has TWO earned doctorates, spent 16 years as a college professor, 15 years as high school dean, and is recognized as a national expert on college preparation and college success, and has national program for ACT and SAT Preparation.  Dr. Beasley's ACT prep program has been adopted by the state school systems in Arkansas, Arizona, and Colorado.  In 2008, ALL of Dr. Beasley's students received college scholarships.  Based on results of the ACT, 100% of Dr. Beasley's students were rated prepared to take College English, College Math, and College Social Science... which is even more astounding when you consider these students were JUNIORS when tested! 
 
Debbie Elder has taught students of every age from preschool to college, was once voted "Therapeutic Foster Parent" of the year for troubled teens.  Both of Ms. Elder's daughters completed high school early, earned college credit in high school, and entered college as a sophomore and a junior... and BOTH received college scholarships!  Both are maintaining 3.9 GPAs.  She will share how she did this.
 
P.P.S.-Make sure you capitalize on this opportunity to invest in your child's college success. Understanding the how's and why's of college are going to make all the difference for your college bound student.
 
Call 1-866-429-5951 NOW to reserve your spot...

§  28% of High School seniors can't read

§  38% of High School seniors can't do simple math

§  90% of High School graduates can't write a reasonably coherent paragraph

§  1/3 of 17 year olds couldn't place France on a world map

§  Almost 90% of high school seniors are NOT ready for college

§  Up to 70% of students who enroll in college will not graduate within

6 years of their enrollment

Shaking your head at today’s statistics in education doesn’t solve anything.

The Turning Point Academy has proven techniques that have overcome this crisis, "buck" the disturbing educational trends, and offers a break-through to the academic norms.

Provide your grades 6-12 children the private school that will maximize their intellectual potential at a fraction of the cost.

Enroll Today ~ (281) 780.8713                         

www.theturningpointacademy.org

Don’t limit your child to how you learned. They have been born in another time.

Howard Berg, "The World's Fastest Reader" visited The Turning Point Academy (TPA) on November 16, 2009. TPA uses Howard Berg’s speed reading course (see bottom of TPA's homepage). Using his techniques, students learn to filter through massive amounts of information with better retention. Mr. Berg taught TPA students how to use speed reading as a powerful advantage in school, work, and in life. The students were very excited to have Mr. Berg join them. They have successfully used his speed reading for over a year. The students have watched him on "FOX NEWS" reading President Obama's proposed Health Care Plan (nearly 2000 pages in one hour). Howard Berg is also on the Sony Reader Digital commercial with Justin Timberlake.   and http://www.collegeplus.org/blog/2009/10/26/speedreadingstudyskills .

The ideal learning environment for teens today

An evolved look at grades 6-12

Genius ideas and abilities are available to all students.  It's all there in the rapidly expanding library of today’s technology.  Now students can be surrounded by potential, creation, and possibilities…a greater mind….a vaster collective knowledge base. Technology is expanding infinitely and it is crucial for today’s student’s to benefit from all that technology has to offer.

While 20^th century regular, mind-oriented learning was done over long periods of time through memorization and disciplined routines, 21^st century evolved learning is done moment to moment with a sense of joy and adventure all within a comprehensive structure.  In the new, 21st century, evolutionary learning environment, students are empowered to:

• Connect to know anything they want to know
• Access their  potential and creativity as energetic states that open up limitless possibilities and highly creative endeavors
• Celebrate their uniqueness and generate their own unique creative genius in whatever areas they're passionate about
• Experience greater joy and empowerment as they learn

The old 20th century learning model fails to address 21st century challenges and opportunities.  Today’s teens need to have an advantage as they mature and enter higher education and then the global work force. The generation that will build the future deserves to be exposed to a more expansive kind of learning.

Fortunately, this evolution in learning isn’t some distant dream for the future.  It is taking place right now at the top-of-the line school, Turning Point Academy (TPA), located in the Houston area.  Students at TPA quickly access and utilize the grandest libraries of up to date information via the Internet to gain enormous amounts of knowledge in all school subjects.   They take joy in learning in this evolutionary environment.  They acquire leadership skills, write daily affirmations, set goals, learn to plan in detail, and execute their plans. They conduct morning meetings in a board room setting as a daily learning process, and use the latest technology as part of their learning.

One of the highlights for TPA students is to have the opportunity to complete all of their school work each day so that when they go home in the evenings, they have NO HOMEWORK! With homework out of the evening equation, students are free from stress and have the opportunity to spend more time doing other activities.  In the evenings, students are free to engage in sports, music, theatre, or spend quality time with families. 

 The Turning Point Academy is ideal for the sensitive and multi-sensory students of today. The atmosphere is comfortable, quiet, and conducive to their focus, creativity and individuality.   The academy is located in an educator’s large school-home. It’s a luxurious private school environment like none other.  Unlike 20^th century learning institutions, students receive the daily personal one-on-one attention they deserve.  The student body is small in number, yet just right to foster positive social interactions, discussions, and collaboration among peers. 

TPA has a zero tolerance for negative behaviors eliminating that stress from students. Students in a stress-free, distraction-free environment are able to become clear on their purpose and not be influenced by negative peer pressure. They are able to get more educational benefits when they can focus and stay clear on their objectives. TPA students are primed to take dual high school and college credits. When they are ready to enter college they will enter in their college sophomore year. TPA students earn high GPA’s, SAT and ACT scores and are eligible to receive academic scholarships. These advantages reduce families financial worries during the expensive college years.

The Turning Point Academy provides the ideal learning environment. The 'fit-the-norm' approach no longer applies to the teens of today.  A creative, dynamic learning approach celebrating the unique potential of every single person is required for the 21st century.

Every person on this planet needs to make a contribution and pursue their most wondrous dreams and visions. Now is the time! The Turning Point Academy is the place for your grades 6-12 child.

To learn more about The Turning Point Academy

And to enroll your child for 2009-2010 school year visit:

www.theturningpointacademy.org

http://blog.theturningpointacademy.org/

Call today 281-780-8713

~where your child is consistently taught how to achieve great success in learning and retaining new materials as well as attain positive leadership skills.

The Turning Point Academy (TPA) is one of the first models of the 21st century “in-house” schooling that is on the horizon. TPA is a school that implements the most current research of how the brain learns. TPA provides students with an impressive advantage in learning that carries them into college with high GPA’s and a solid foundation of success principles creating an impressive formula for becoming leaders of tomorrow. TPA provides a nurturing environment for the multi-sensory, children of now. Teens whose potential is often overlooked in tradition school settings. TPA forms a social network for these teens. Students together with their peers become a team experiencing key habits for success that will last them a lifetime – positive interactions, daily goal setting, public speaking, community service and positive affirmations that support learning. At TPA students are taught how to put the Law of Attraction to use in their everyday lives. TPA students learn to utilize the power within themselves as individuals and within the community to live their dreams and lead others to do the same.

The Appelbaums are the founders of The Turning Point Academy. As co-founders of the Appelbaum Training Institute, they are known throughout the United States for their powerful learning strategies geared to students. Over 50,000 educators attended their professional development seminars and conferences in 2007. In addition to his Degree in Business Management and Montessori teaching certificate, Mr. Appelbaum has been a teacher, an administrator and a principal of schools. He authored two Early Childhood Education (ECE) courses used by college undergraduate students and is featured in “Chicken Soup for the Teacher’s Soul.”  His teaching style enhances positive attitudes in the lives of all of his students. Having a 6^th grade child, Mrs. Appelbaum’s goal is for The Turning Point Academy, to be a model for how all grades 6-12 students are educated in the 21st century. She draws from her 20 + years of spiritual knowledge as guidance in educating the teens at TPA.

Sign up for FREE Educational Edge Webinars, Free Daily Affirmations for Students, Free Weekly Goal Setting Tips and more information about your Turning Point for grades 6-12.

Visit our website TheTurningPointAcademy.org

Metaphorically ...Learning is like exercise…

You start by going to a gym, walking around and scoping out the equipment.

You try out the treadmill and learn to work the buttons. You are only able to go slowly before losing your breath.

You pick up a 3-5 lb weight and do a few reps. You will have greater success if you ask someone to show you a few things you can do with the weights and machines for each set of muscles. There are a lot of different exercises you can do to strengthen each of your muscle groups. You do the workout. The trainers show you so much that the next day when you go back to the gym, you can’t remember all of the different things you were shown. So, you begin doing all of the things you do remember. In fact, you decide that’s enough for now because you are so sore. So, you stick to these specific exercises and do them each day. As the days go by you get stronger so you make it more challenging by adding more weight and putting the treadmill on an incline, and working out longer. Then you get bored or tired and lose interest.

A trainer walks by and notices you have only been using some of the machines and weights. The trainer tests you on the ones you have been doing and shows you new techniques. Then shows you the exercises you had forgotten from your very first day. You get excited to do new things and add them to the workout you had been doing. Now you are working those muscles in a new way and they are feeling sore. You begin to see and feel the results. You keep getting stronger over the years. Some take it serious and start body building. Some exercise for a healthy heart. Some exercise to stay slim. Some exercise to relieve stress. Those who do not exercise, who are lazy or distracted do not see the same results as those who have a goal. The positive self-talk that affirmations provide and goal setting are an important part of being a successful student too. The Turning Point Academy is the most unique school in the Houston, Texas area. Our grades 6-12 students learn to capitalize on the power within to rise to their highest potential and lead others to do the same.

Now enrolling for 2009-2010 school year and accepting late enrollment throughout the year.

www.theturningpointacademy.org

CHICAGO — About two in 10 eighth-graders are on track to be academically prepared for college, and high school may be too late to bring them up to speed, according to a study released Wednesday.